Cocktail Culture
Entertaining: Parties & Occasions
Everyone loves a great party and the only limit is your own imagination From a simple cocktail party to celebrating the various holidays through the year, browse these tips and recipes to create the perfect party experience.
Cocktail Books & Bar Guides
Today's bar library is filled with interesting reads that include everything from extensive drink lists to advanced studies of bar theory. There are also some great books that look back into the time to examine the history of cocktails and spirits.
- The Best Bartending Guides
- Spirited Magazine Directory
- Book Review: Imbibe! From Absinthe Cocktail to Whiskey Smash
- Book Review: How's Your Drink
- Book Review: The Joy of Mixology
- Book Review: 901 Very Good Cocktails
- Book Review: And a Bottle of Rum
- Book Review: Vodka Disitlled
- Book Review: Craft Cocktails at Home
- More Book Reviews
A Spirited History
As you may imagine, the histories coming out of the bar and distilling industries are filled with crazy characters, tall tales, and some stretching of the truth. It is one of the funnest history lessons you will find and these articles relate some of those tales.
Distilling Today
Making liquor is an interesting process and today's distilleries and distillers are filled with character, ingenuity, and (many times) a deep appreciation of the past. Explore some of these stories of today's distilling industry.
- Maker's Mark Bourbon Distillery Tour
- Bill Samuels Jr. of Maker's Mark Bourbon
- Chris Morris of Woodford Reserve Bourbon
- Fred Noe of Jim Beam & Knob Creek Bourbons
- Canadian Mist Whisky Distillery Tour
- Cruzan Rum Distillery Tour
- A Tour Through Tequila Country
- Tequila Distillery Image Gallery
- Distilled Spirit Reviews
- Distilling Terminology
Responsible Drinking
There are a number of side effects to drinking alcohol and it takes a certain level of responsibility to stay safe when you indulge. This set of articles will help you in making responsible choices and recover when you 'forget' what those were.